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Caribbean hurricanes are one of the most frequent natural disasters that impact the Caribbean. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained one-minute winds of at least 74 miles per hour. [ 1 ] They are created when warm water hits the troposphere and high pressure pushes warm, dry air down in the center. [ 1 ]
Hurricane Gilbert was the strongest landfalling storm in Jamaican history. The island nation of Jamaica lies in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola.It frequently experiences the effects of Atlantic tropical cyclones that track across the Caribbean, with impacting storms often originating east of the Windward Islands or in the southern Caribbean between Nicaragua and Colombia.
The hurricane washed away much of the town of Santa Cruz del Sur from its 6.5 m (21.3 ft) storm surge. Across Cuba, the storm killed 3,033 people, making it the country's deadliest hurricane. [358] In October 1963, Hurricane Flora made landfall in southeastern Cuba, and over the next four days drifted across the country. Santiago de Cuba ...
Hurricanes in the ABC islands (Leeward Antilles) (10 P) Pages in category "Hurricanes in the Caribbean" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Hurricane Joan near peak intensity on October 21 southeast of Nicaragua. Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua (Spanish: República de Nicaragua ⓘ), is the largest country in the Central American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the northwest, the Caribbean Sea to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest.
Hurricane Rafael was only the latest storm to hit Cuba in a frenetic Atlantic hurricane season in which more powerful and more frequent storms are the new normal. Of course, severe weather is a ...
The hurricane's intense winds, waves, rains and storm surge were responsible for at least 45 deaths across ten countries and caused estimated damages of US$1.66 billion. First impacting the islands of the Lesser Antilles, Dean's path through the Caribbean devastated agricultural crops, particularly those of Martinique and Jamaica. Upon reaching ...
The country’s mostly flat terrain makes way for ATV, UTV (which allows for more passengers), and offroad Jeep adventures. A major bonus for families is Aruba’s wide array of family-friendly ...